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Subj: Grand Canyon Glass Bridge
From: drgolfmd@yahoo.com on 1/2/2007
GLASS BRIDGE The Glass Bridge Construction of the Skywalk began March of 2004 and is estimated to be completed by 4th quarter of 2006.
Glass Bridg e will be suspended 4,000 feet above the Colorado River on the very edge of the Grand Canyon. On May 2005, the final test was conducted and the st ructure passed engineering requirements by 400 percent, enabling it to withstand the weight of 71 fully loaded Boeing 747 airplanes (more that 71 million pounds).
The bridge will be able to sustain winds in excess of 100 miles per hour from 8 different directions, as well as an 8.0 magnitude earthquake within 50 miles. More than one million pounds of steel will go into the construction of the Grand Canyon Skywalk.
Still makes one wonder if you want to walk out on the bridge....Hmmmm.......
Source: http://www.grandcanyonskywalk.com/home.html
Source: http://www.grandcanyonskywalk.com/video/video3.swf
How could man connect with nature while protecting the Hualapai nation,
their culture and values which are deeply engraved in the canyon walls
and proudly displayed for the world to see?
This was a dream.
Just like an eagle can fly into the Grand Canyon, my vision was to
enable visitors to walk the path of the eagle, and become surrounded
by the Grand Canyon while standing at the edge of the Glass Bridge.
The bridge gives us a chance to share the wonder of the canyon that
the Hualapai Tribe has graciously offered.
My dream was to find a balance
between forn, function and nature.
Once a dream...
now a reality.
David Jin
Source: http://www.grandcanyonskywalk.com/images/text.swf
The $30 million all-glass Skywalk will hover 3,800 feet above
the Colorado River over a rim of the Grand Canyon, allowing
tourists to stroll on an 80-yard walk around a semicircular
platform jutting beyond the canyon rim, surrounded by Plexiglas
that will provide a spectacular view of the canyon floor directly below.
Source: http://www.snopes.com/photos/architecture/skywalk.asp
Pictures 5 to 9 source.
Grand Canyon West has now announced March 28, 2007 as the official
public opening date.
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